2010 MLB Playoffs NDLS Game 3: Giants vs. Braves Pick
By Anthony Rome
Game 3 of the NLDS between the Giants and Braves kicks off live today at 4:30PM ET. Read on to check out our pick for this 2010 MLB Playoff game.
Before we get to our pick, let’s take a look at the latest odds.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com have made the Braves –140 moneyline favorites over the Giants, who are +132. The run total is currently 7.
Jonathan Sanchez will oppose Tim Hudson, so it should be yet another fine pitching matchup. The Braves are 8-2 in Hudson’s last 10 home starts, while the Giants are 5-1 in Sanchez’s last six starts.
The Pick:
Thanks to their come-from-behind victory on Friday night, the Braves have all the momentum right now, which plays right into our pick of this game. Laying –140 is a little pricey, but the Giants are 0-5 in their last five playoff road games and even though Sanchez has pitched well of late, he’s never pitched in a postseason game.
The Braves, meanwhile, are 22-4 in their last 26 games as a home favorite of –110 to –150 and 4-1 in their last five games as a favorite of –110 to –150. They’re also 4-1 in their last five Sunday games with Paul Emmel behind home plate and 20-8 in their last 28 games with Emmel behind the dish. Our pick is Braves.
2010 MLB Playoff: ATLANTA BRAVES –140